How can we convey something that almost defies expression? This question has quietly followed me throughout my work in animation — especially when trying to approach difficult and vulnerable themes. In Chapter 15 “Animated Traumas: The Films of Anita Killi”, published in the newly released book Radical Children’s Film and TV (Edinburgh University Press), animator and academic Ole Christoffer Haga¹ writes about three of my films – The Hedge of Thorns², Angry Man³ and Mother D

Now just a couple of days before we are off to this years Le Festival du film d'animation in Annecy we got our hands on the new and updated version of our 32 pages Trollfilm pamphlet. The pamphflet is to be handed out at both the film festival, but also at the Nordic Animation Pavilion at Stand D.05. A snapshot of the little article about the animation film musical "9 Million Colors" - a Czech/German/Norwegian co-production to be screened at this years Annecy Film Festival. P

Not everyone is fortunate enough to have their own article about themselves in the digital encyclopedia Store Norske Leksikon (The Great Norwegian Encyclopedia). But this winter, an extensive article was published about Trollfilm's founder Anita Killi. You can find the article itself here, and it describes Anita's increasingly long career as a filmmaker. She herself emphasizes that her films are mainly made for children to help initiate conversations about difficult topics, b

DOVRE, November 9th, 2023 (Norwegian version at the end of this article) In an era where careers often revolve around prestige and visibility, Chariman of the Trollfilm Board of Directors - Martin Killi stands as a clear counterpoint—a person who has contributed to shaping infrastructure, local communities, and culture in silence. Born in 1933 on the Killi-Megarden farm in Dovre, Killi has had a journey from railway telegraphist to an important actor in Norwegian social and b

Wednesday, November 8th this year, we had the grand opening of our brand new studio here at Killi farm in Dovre. The renovated farm building has been transformed from a production facility for cows with full udders to a state-of-the-art animation studio where creative souls can express themselves in large, bright spaces with beautiful views over the Dovre valley. Martin Killi thogether with his daughter, CEO Anita Killi celebrating both his 90 birthday and the grand opening o

Anne Maria Aa from Dovre was a props and background/set builder on the film Mother Didn't Know. She created this beautiful "making-of book" documenting the production process, which she's allowing to be shared. The whole book can be viewed here. From one of the pages in the "making-of book" for the proof of concept film "Mother didn't know" - created and designed by Anita Killi and Marianne Bundgaard Nielsen. The film Mother Didn't Know was made as a showcase or proof-of-con